Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 76

Ren broke the blue wax seal, intrigued by the envelope's formality. Then he extracted a letter written in elegant calligraphy.

"Dear Ren,

I have spoken with the director about your performance during the expedition. Your support was crucial, and more importantly, you demonstrated an exceptional understanding of beasts that frankly intrigues me.

The director has authorized a special support of 100,000 credits for the exchange store. Consider it recognition for a promising student.

Perhaps I should start believing in that knowledge of yours and see what it can do with a small push. Whatever you're planning, I hope this helps you achieve it.

I'll be absent for a while arranging certain matters. We'll see each other upon my return.

Professor Zhao"

Ren read the letter twice, processing the implications. The mushrooms in his hair pulsed with accelerated rhythm.

'A hundred thousand credits...' His eyes shone while making mental calculations. With that he could buy the materials, his parents' runes, and save his crystals for other needs... Perhaps the mantis core wouldn't have to wait so long.

"Jessy," he called while returning to the counter. "I need to make some purchases."

"So soon, are you sure about...?" Jessy was still worried, but her expression changed upon seeing the official letter. "Oh..."

"I have authorized credits," Ren showed the director's signature. "I need specific materials."

Jessy checked the authorization with increasingly widening eyes, then checked the credit book... "A hundred thousand... it's true, what do you need?"

"First, 10,000 in discarded Bronze-rank beast parts," Ren began listing. "But only tissues from woody or rocky beasts like the rock crocodile you had a few weeks ago."

"Woody ones?" Jessy consulted the catalog. "We have some forest guardian remains and still have some of the crocodile you mentioned. But are you thinking of cultivating a ghoul monkey?"

"Don't worry, I know what to use them for... I also need poisonous fungi, the luminescent ones imported from there..."

Jessy worried slightly. "Those are 3,000 each. How many?"

"Ten," Ren responded without hesitation.

"Thirty thousand just in fungi," Jessy made notes. "The woody tissues would be about another ten thousand. Anything else?"

"One intelligence rune and 2 vitality ones."

Jessy stopped her pen. "Those are... quite common, but..."

"Do you have them?"

"Yes, but..." Jessy hesitated. "That's another 30,000 credits. And normally they're only used by beasts that can process large amounts of information, the vitality ones aren't good either... A spor..." she stopped, uncomfortable.

"A spore wouldn't benefit because it only slightly increases strength, right?"

"I didn't mean..."

"Doesn't matter," Ren smiled. "I want them anyway."

Jessy nodded and began processing the order. "It'll take a while to gather everything. The discarded parts are in the special warehouse and the runes in the vault."

While waiting, Ren mentally reviewed his plans. The crystals he'd gotten from the skins would serve other purposes...

The mushrooms in his hair pulsed softly. Soon, very soon, everyone would understand that a spore could be much more than they imagined.

"Here you go," Jessy returned with several sealed containers. "The fungi are in special containers, they're extremely toxic. The tissues are preserved with their original moss. And the runes..."

She held a small crystal box. Inside, a translucent stone glowed with a faint bluish radiance.

"Be careful with them," she warned while Ren examined it. "They're very sensitive to magical energies and you could ruin them."

Ren nodded while carefully storing each component. His knowledge showed him exactly how to use each piece, how to combine the elements to achieve something no one would expect from a simple spore.

"Now for your 49,500 crystals... We have two options," Jessy turned to check a small box.

"I can't store student credits, the ones from the letter are a special case like some other bonuses and rewards, for storing you must go to the bank section or you can keep them with you... So you can withdraw part of the 30,000 you have left but can't store more here..."

"...I can give you forty-nine normal gold crystals, which are quite bulky, or if you want to withdraw 500 more crystals or have something to exchange and complete the 50,000..." her eyes sparkled, "I can give you five dark Bronze crystals. They're worth the same, but the Bronze ones are smaller and easier to transport."